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Child Protection Act of 2012: H.R. 6063, to 

amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 

child pornography and child exploitation offenses; 

 Pages H5507–10 

STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012: H.R. 4362, to 

provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain 

identity thefts; Pages H5510–14 

Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance 

Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012: H.R. 

6062, to reauthorize the Edward Byrne Memorial 

Justice Assistance Grant Program through fiscal year 

2017; and Pages H5514–15 

Federal Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention Act: H.R. 1550, amended, to establish programs in the Department of Justice and in the Department of Homeland Security to help States that 

have high rates of homicide and other violent crime. 

 Pages H5515–18 

Presidential Message: Read a message from the 

President wherein he reported to Congress that he 

has issued an Executive Order taking additional 

steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995 

relating to Iran—referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 

112–128). Pages H5439–40 

Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear 

on pages H5448–49, H5449–50, and H5450. There 

were no quorum calls. 

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 9:47 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee 

continued markup of H.R. 6213, the ‘‘No More 

Solyndras Act’’; H.R. 6190, the ‘‘Asthma Inhalers 

Relief Act of 2012’’; H.R. 6194, the ‘‘U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012’’; S. 710, the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment 

Act’’; and H.R. 6131, a bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With 

Enforcers Beyond Border Act of 2006’’. 

PATHWAY TO JOB CREATION THROUGH A 

SIMPLER, FAIRER TAX CODE ACT OF 2012; 

AND JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION 

PREVENTION ACT OF 2012 

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on 

the following: H.R. 6169, the ‘‘Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 

2012’’; and H.R. 8, the ‘‘Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012’’. The Committee 

granted, by a record vote, a structured rule for H.R. 

6169. The rule provides one hour of debate on the 

bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on 

Rules and two hour of debate on the subject of reforming the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 equally 

divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means. The rule waives all points of order against 

consideration of the bill and provides that it shall be 

considered as read. The rule waives all points of 

order against provisions in the bill. The rule makes 

in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute 

to H.R. 6169 printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report if offered by Representative Slaughter 

of New York or her designee. The amendment shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 

and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of 

order against the amendment printed in Part A of 

the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution further provides a structured rule for H.R. 8. The rule 

provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 

of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule 

waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. 

The rule waives all points of order against provisions 

in the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment 

in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 8 printed in 

Part B of the Rules Committee report if offered by 

Representative Levin of Michigan or his designee. 

The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 

debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not 

be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 

to a demand for division of the question. The rule 

waives all points of order against the amendment 

printed in Part B of the report. The rule provides 

one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 of the resolution provides that on 

any legislative day during the period from August 3, 

2012, through September 7, 2012: (a) the Journal of 

the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; (b) the Chair may adjourn the 

House to meet at a date and time within the limits 

of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution; 

and (c) bills and resolutions introduced shall be 

numbered, listed in the Congressional Record, and 

when printed shall bear the date of introduction, but 

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the Speaker to appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3. Section 5 provides that each 

day during the period addressed by section 3 shall 

not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 

7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

Section 6 provides that each day during the period 

addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). Section 7 provides that for each 

day during the period addressed by section 3 shall 

not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct conferees). Section 8 authorizes the Speaker to 

entertain motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Section 9 waives the 

requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 

two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 

the House) with respect to any resolution reported 

through the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Testimony was heard from Chairman Camp and Representatives Levin, Pelosi, Hoyer, and Lee. 

OPTIMIZING CARE FOR VETERANS WITH 

PROSTHETICS 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on 

Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘Optimizing Care for 

Veterans with Prosthetics: An Update’’. Testimony 

was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary 

for Health Veterans, Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, 

AUGUST 1, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 

hearings to examine futures markets, focusing on responding to MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group, 

9 a.m., SR–328A. 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 

Development, to hold hearings to examine streamlining 

and strengthening Housing and Urban Development’s 

(HUD) rental housing assistance programs, 10 a.m., 

SD–538. 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to 

hold hearings to examine marketplace fairness, focusing 

on leveling the playing field for small businesses, 2:30 

p.m., SR–253. 

Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine an update on the latest climate change 

science and local adaptation measures, 10 a.m., SD–406. 

Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the 

taxation of business entities, focusing on tax reform, 

10:30 a.m., SD–215. 

Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the next steps in Syria, 10 a.m., SD–419. 

Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 

examine the future of the eurozone, focusing on the outlook and lessons, 2:30 p.m., SD–419. 

Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 

rising prison costs, focusing on restricting budgets and 

crime prevention options, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

House 

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on 

the Final Report of the William H. Webster Commission 

on the FBI, Counterterrorism Intelligence, and the Events 

at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009, 10 a.m., 

2359 Rayburn. 

Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on 

Sequestration Implementation Options and the Effects on 

National Defense: Administration Perspectives, 10 a.m., 

2118 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on United States 

Pacific Command area of responsibility, 2 p.m., 2212 

Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Nonproliferation and Disarmament: What’s the Connection 

and What Does that Mean for U.S. Security and Obama 

Administration Policy, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee continued markup of H.R. 6213, the ‘‘No More Solyndras 

Act’’; H.R. 6190, the ‘‘Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 

2012’’; H.R. 6194, the ‘‘U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief 

Act of 2012’’; S. 710, the ‘‘Hazardous Waste Electronic 

Manifest Establishment Act’’; and H.R. 6131, a bill to 

extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Border Act of 2006’’; 

10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. 

Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup 

of resolution appointing Majority members to subcommittees, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 

Sponsored Enterprises, markup of the following: H.R. 

757, the ‘‘Equitable Treatment of Investors Act’’; H.R. 

2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 

clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal 

advisors, and for other purposes; and H.R. 6161, the ’’Fostering Innovation Act’’, 10:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, 

Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled 

‘‘Seeking Freedom for American Trapped in Bolivian Prison’’, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Breach of Trust: Addressing Misconduct Among TSA Screeners’’, 10 a.m., 

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